Home Landscape Lighting Essentials

Getting creative with landscape lighting is one of the joys of owning a home. Installing outdoor lighting has an impact on curb appeal; it is also a reflection of the people within the home. Outdoor lighting can astonish and amaze by Illuminating walkways, while also providing safer paths for the residents and their guests. When deciding where to place landscape lights, there are some key places to boost visibility, safety, and elegance. Here are some essential areas to put landscape lighting at home. 

Driveways and carports

Knowing where to park your car in the dark will help avoid accidental run-ins with your yard or nicely manicured bushes. Use a low-voltage lighting system and set to only be on as it gets dark to save on energy. 

Pathways

Walking up to a home in the dark can lead to a turned ankle, a stubbed toe, or worse. A vital place to install landscape lighting features is the pathways of a home. A well-lit path welcomes as much as it is essential to see where you're going at night. 

Entryways

Most homes already have lighting to the entry of their home.  While having sconces or chandelier lighting at the entrance of a door add to a home's sophistication. Essential lighting for every home includes all entry and exit ways, like the front, side, and back doors of the house.  

Steps and stairs

Biffing it on a stair hurts! Light stair treads or risers to add safety to a home. Tread lighting is placed under each step and provides a glow across the step. Creating the look of a floating stair, with tread lighting, provides a unique, gleaming effect and added safety to any landscape.

Patios or decks

Lounging on the patio or sipping cold drinks on the deck watching the sunset are favorite pastimes. After the sun goes down, seeing the faces of friends and family makes sense when trying to socialize. Installing lighting on decks and patios can help you see when entertaining and strategically lights up a grilling area or sets the mood for the group. 

Pergolas, gazebos, and outside structures

Any roofed structures that invite people to interact or walk to and from should have proper lighting to get them there and back safely. Landscape design options for lighting these areas are endless. Pick something that's not too bright and make yourself feel right at home. 

 Walls and other outdoor features 

Wall washing and wall grazing are techniques used to highlight a feature in the yard. Wall washing achieves faint ambient glows by using an indirect lighting angle. Choosing a flood-light with a broader angle instead of a spotlight will achieve softer and more welcomed results. Most homeowners try a few options before finding the perfect match for necessity and aesthetics. 

Nearly every area of the outdoors should be lit to protect a home adequately. Additionally, installing landscape and hardscape lighting adds value to the property. Keeping a yard well-lit is essential to ensure both safety and design agree. If you need installation of landscape lighting on your property, or need landscape lighting repair, why not give us a call? We’d be happy to hear from you!

Springs of Life  Irrigation is a Phoenix-area irrigation company specializing in professional sprinkler and drip irrigation and landscape lighting installation and repair. Call 623-299-2996.